NORMAN – Live performances, art activities and independent film are just a few of the many activities in store for this month’s Second Friday Circuit of Art. The Norman Arts Council’s next monthly art event is scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 10, at art galleries throughout Norman.

The new arts loop is a monthly Cleveland Area Rapid Transit route that connects the Downtown Arts District, outlying galleries, performance halls and Campus Corner to accompany an art walk every second Friday of each month. The family-friendly gallery visit doubles as an inexpensive family outing or an inexpensive date.

July’s event features members of the Norman Studio Artists Association displaying artwork in studios along Main Street, live street musicians and other street performers such as the Prairie Folk Circus throughout the evening.

For only 50 cents per ride or $2 for the whole evening, visitors can park and hop on a CART trolley at Republic Bank & Trust on the corner of Main Street and University Boulevard, or any other stop on the route, and visit participating art galleries and organizations from 6 to 10 p.m. CART riders can get on or off at any of the multiple stops throughout the evening.

Several local galleries will be open throughout the evening, with most featuring free admission, live entertainment and other activities.

The first stop of the evening is the Firehouse Art Center’s annual Midsummer Nights’ Fair at Lions Park on the corner of Symmes Street and Flood Avenue. The arts festival features free children’s activities, live music, artist booths and more. The festival continues Saturday evening from 6 to 11.

As part of its monthly Art “à la CART” series, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus will offer hands-on art activities, live music and short films by the deadCENTER Film Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. NormanMusicScence.com presents the acoustic Singer/Songwriter Showcase featuring Stephanie Rhynes, Ford Chastain and Tom Crider in the Sandy Bell Gallery throughout the evening.

Sonder Music, Dance & Art at 225 E. Gray St. will spotlight a new exhibition, Eye of Photography: Photos by David Parker, with live music by Penny Hill and The Workweek starting at 8 p.m.

Dreamer Concepts Studio & Foundation, located at 324 E. Main St., will host an opening reception for a new exhibition, Dreamer 20: *When Barbie Met Siouxsie*, from 6 to 10 p.m. The exhibition explores the conjunction of two completely opposite personas: fashion queen Barbie and punk rock icon Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The exhibition opens in conjunction with an annual fashion show beginning at 7:30 featuring designs by Dreamer 20’s featured artists, outfits from Campus Corner’s clothing boutiques, and hair and make-up by Lollie’s Beauty Bar.

MAINSITE Contemporary Art at 122 E. Main St. will end its exhibition of works by Jeff Dodd and Derek Erdman with a closing reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Dodd’s works display landscapes featuring the northern Oklahoma flatlands as his subjects. Erdman’s work is an array of brightly colored popular culture iconography using a super flat style of painting that looks almost like a print. His subjects range from a dolphin in a bed to a young Michael Jackson with a squirrel in his hair.

Other free activities and openings are scheduled by members of the Norman Gallery Association and its supporting organizations throughout the night.

A complete list of each participating gallery and member of the Norman Gallery Association, as well as a CART map for the evening and instructions for riding, is available online at www.normangalleryassociation.com.

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Published July 09, 2009 02:14 am - Live performances, art activities and independent film are among the many activities in store for this month’s Second Friday Circuit of Art.
The Norman Arts Council’s next monthly art event is scheduled 6-10 p.

Second Friday Circuit of Art features Midsummer Nights’ Fair


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Live performances, art activities and independent film are among the many activities in store for this month’s Second Friday Circuit of Art.

The Norman Arts Council’s next monthly art event is scheduled 6-10 p.m. Friday at art galleries throughout Norman.

The new arts loop is a monthly Cleveland Area Rapid Transit route that connects the Downtown Arts District, outlying galleries, performance halls and Campus Corner to accompany an art walk the second Friday of each month.

July’s event features members of the Norman Studio Artists Association displaying artwork in studios along Main Street, live street musicians and other street performers such as the Prairie Folk Circus throughout the evening.

For 50 cents per ride or $2 for the whole evening, visitors can park and hop on a CART trolley at Republic Bank — Trust on the corner of Main Street and University Boulevard, or any other stop on the route, and visit participating art galleries and organizations from 6 to 10 p.m. CART riders can get on or off at any of the multiple stops throughout the evening.

Several local galleries will be open throughout the evening, with most featuring free admission, live entertainment and other activities.

The first stop of the evening is the Firehouse Art Center’s annual Midsummer Nights’ Fair at Lions Park on the corner of Symmes Street and Flood Avenue. The arts festival features free children’s activities, live music, artist booths and more. The festival continues 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

As part of its monthly “Art ? la CART” series, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma campus will offer hands-on art activities, live music and short films by the deadCENTER Film Festival 6 to 9 p.m. NormanMusicScence.com presents the acoustic Singer/Songwriter Showcase featuring Stephanie Rhynes, Ford Chastain and Tom Crider in the Sandy Bell Gallery throughout the evening.

Sonder Music, Dance — Art at 225 E. Gray St. will spotlight a new exhibition, “Eye of Photography: Photos by David Parker,” with live music by Penny Hill and The Workweek starting at 8 p.m.

Dreamer Concepts Studio — Foundation, 324 E. Main St., will host an opening reception for a new exhibition, Dreamer 20: “When Barbie Met Siouxsie,” 6 to 10 p.m. The exhibition explores the conjunction of two opposite personas: fashion queen Barbie and punk rock icon Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees.

The exhibition opens in conjunction with an annual fashion show beginning at 7:30 featuring designs by Dreamer 20’s featured artists, outfits from Campus Corner’s clothing boutiques and hair and make-up by Lollie’s Beauty Bar.

MAINSITE Contemporary Art at 122 E. Main St. will end its exhibition of works by Jeff Dodd and Derek Erdman with a closing reception 7 to 9 p.m. Dodd’s works display landscapes featuring the northern Oklahoma flatlands. Erdman’s work is an array of brightly colored popular culture iconography using a super flat style of painting that looks almost like a print. His subjects range from a dolphin in a bed to a young Michael Jackson with a squirrel in his hair.

Other free activities and openings are scheduled by members of the Norman Gallery Association and its supporting organizations throughout the night.

A complete list of each participating gallery and member of the Norman Gallery Association, as well as a CART map for the evening and instructions for riding, can be found online at www.normangalleryassociation.com.

Second Friday Circuit of Art Heats Up Evening June 12 

NORMAN – After four months of cold weather or rain, June is turning up the heat for this month’s Second Friday Circuit of Art.The Norman Arts Council’s next monthly art event is scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 12.
 
The new arts loop is a monthly Cleveland Area Rapid Transit route that connects the Downtown Arts District, outlying galleries, performance halls and Campus Corner to accompany an art walk every second Friday of each month. The family-friendly gallery visit doubles as an inexpensive family outing or an inexpensive date.
 
June’s event features members of the Norman Studio Artists Association displaying artwork in studios along Main Street, live street musicians such as local blues rocker Daddy Love and other street performers such as the Prairie Folk Circus throughout the evening.
 
For only 50 cents per ride or $2 for the whole evening, visitors can park and hop on a CART trolley at Republic Bank & Trust on the corner of Main Street and University Boulevard, or any other stop on the route, and visit participating art galleries and organizations from 6 to 10 p.m. CART riders can get on or off at any of the multiple stops throughout the evening. Local onboard singer/songwriters will provide live music throughout the night for trolley riders.
 
More than a dozen galleries will be open throughout the evening, with most featuring free admission, live entertainment and other activities.
 
As part of its new Art “à la CART” series, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus will offer hands-on pottery activities, live music and short films by the deadCENTER Film Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. This month’s live music features a world music theme. Arabic and Celtic string and flute duet Arabesque, African drummer and storyteller Jahruba and Colombian pianist and singer José Luis Tono will perform in the museum’s Sandy Bell Gallery.
 
The Firehouse Art Center, located at 444 S. Flood Ave., will feature “The Green Wave” through June 26. On-site artists will create ceramic fish that “swim” through the air inside the gallery. Local children will paint the fish this summer during the Children’s Summer Art Program at the center.
 
Sonder Music, Dance & Art at 225 E. Gray St. will premiere the new exhibition Eye of Photography: Photos by David Parker with an opening reception from 7 to 10 p.m. with music by DJ Levi.
 
Ring of Fire Studio and Gallery in downtown Norman will display a new exhibition with ceramics by Joni Beamish, paintings by Vicki Maenza and live glass-blowing demonstrations at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Ring of Fire is located at 318 E. Main St.
 
MAINSITE Contemporary Art at 122 E. Main St. will continue its new exhibition of works by Jeff Dodd and Derek Erdman from 7 to 9 p.m. Dodd’s works display landscapes featuring the northern Oklahoma flatlands as his subjects. Three of the larger works will be permanently displayed in the new Norman Regional Health Center facility, to be finished this fall. Erdman’s work is an array of brightly colored popular culture iconography using a super flat style of painting that looks almost like a print. His subjects range from a dolphin in a bed to a young Michael Jackson with a squirrel in his hair.

MAINSITE also will present works by artists Holly Wilson and Deborah Brackenbury. Wilson’s sculptural wall pieces depict a world of their own, incorporating wood with highly detailed bronze and color-fused figures. Brackenbury uses found china patterned plates to provide the background for her invented creatures and ephemeral imagery. Local musicians Mark Williams and Wess McMichael will perform on the sidewalk in front of MAINSITE throughout the night.
 
Dozens of other free activities and openings are scheduled by members of the Norman Gallery Association and its supporting organizations throughout the night. 
 
A complete list of each participating gallery and member of the Norman Gallery Association, as well as a CART map for the evening and instructions for riding, is available online at www.normangalleryassociation.com.

May’s Second Friday Circuit Becomes Spring Art Walk

NORMAN – Two weeks after Norman’s record-shattering music festival, local galleries hope to flood the streets of downtown Norman and Campus Corner with art enthusiasts during the Norman Arts Council’s next monthly Second Friday Circuit of Art scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 8.
 
The new arts loop is a monthly Cleveland Area Rapid Transit route that connects the Downtown Arts District, outlying galleries, performance halls and Campus Corner to accompany an art walk every second Friday of each month. The family-friendly gallery visit doubles as an inexpensive family outing or an inexpensive date.
 
With dozens of local galleries and studio artists involved and a lineup of exhibition openings, live music and more, May’s event could topple the previous three months’ successes.
 
“We anticipate this to be the month where we totally hit our stride,” said Richard McKown, local artist and board member of the Norman Arts Council. “We’re expecting May’s event to be huge. Coming off the incredible success of the Norman Music Festival, combined with the improvements of the spring weather and the word-of-mouth from the past events, this should be the biggest Second Friday so far.”
 
Each spring, local galleries and artists collaborate for a Spring Art Walk. Typically the Friday night before the annual May Fair, gallery owners decided to postpone this year’s Spring Art Walk and combine it with the Second Friday Circuit of Art in order to continue the monthly event’s momentum.
 
May’s event features members of the Norman Studio Artists Association displaying artwork in studios along Main Street, live street musicians such as local blues rocker Daddy Love and other street performers throughout the evening.
 
For only 50 cents per ride or $2 for the whole evening, visitors can hop on a CART trolley at the Old Town Centre on Main Street in front of the Cellar and Copelin’s, or any other stop on the route, and visit participating art galleries and organizations from 6 to 10 p.m. CART riders can get on or off at any of the multiple stops throughout the evening. Local comedian David Bizarro acts as tour guide and entertainer for trolley riders.
 
New changes to the CART route include stops on Asp and Jenkins avenues, allowing better access to local restaurants and other galleries. 
 
Many galleries will be open throughout the evening, with most featuring free admission, live entertainment and other activities.
 
As part of its new Art “à la CART” series, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus will offer hands-on photography activities, live music and short films by the deadCENTER Film Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. NormanMusicScence.com presents the acoustic Singer/Songwriter Showcase featuring Dylan Hammett, Gregg Standridge and Zach Winters in the Sandy Bell Gallery throughout the evening.
 
The evening will heat up at the Crucible Art Foundry and Gallery with public pours of molten sculpture metal from 5 to 9 p.m.
 
“I hope those who are interested in bronze sculpture will stop by and see what we have in our sculpture garden and inside, as well as learn more about our foundry,” said Steven White, operations manager at the Crucible, a full-service art casting facility and gallery.
 
“We also will be conducting two public pours for those who are interested to see for themselves what takes place when we pour molten metal for sculptures. For those who have not seen the process before, it will be very informative and entertaining.”
 
The Crucible features many local and national artists on display, including local Beautiful Bowls artist Martha Wooldridge and master glassblowers Thomas Kelly, Rick Strini, Bernard Katz and more. Seating is limited and a $5 donation per person is suggested for the evening. The Crucible is located at the corner of Tonhawa and Jones.
 
The Firehouse Art Center, located at 444 S. Flood Ave., will debut the new “Clean Water” Fish Project for all ages. On-site artists will create ceramic fish that “swim” through the air inside the gallery. Local children will paint the fish this summer during the Children’s Summer Art Program at the center.
 
Visitors parking and riding the CART trolley from the first stop in front of Copelin’s are invited to stop by the OU College of Architecture’s Open House Spring 2009, located next door to the Cellar. The open house features student design work from architecture, interior design and landscape design, as well as a tour of the design studios.
 
In conjunction with the unveiling of the Norman Regional Hospital’s public art installation by Jeff Dodd, MAINSITE Contemporary Art at 122 E. Main St. will present a new exhibition with additional paintings by the Oklahoma artist. MAINSITE also will debut a new exhibition of Pop Art works by Derek Erdman titled Fantasy Sports.
 
Sonder Music, Dance & Art at 225 E. Gray St. will host a new exhibition from 7 to 10 p.m. WORD is a language-based exhibition featuring multimedia works by multiple OU art students on Friday only.
 
Dozens of other free activities and openings are scheduled by members of the Norman Gallery Association and its supporting organizations throughout the night. 
 
Other scheduled activities include National Train Day and the Garden Railroad Display at the historic Norman Depot, home of the Performing Arts Studio. Tribes 131 Fine Art & Gift Gallery opens Mother Earth, an all-female artist exhibition in celebration of Mother’s Day including original paintings, pottery, beadwork and jewelry.
 
A complete list of each participating gallery and member of the Norman Gallery Association, as well as a CART map for the evening and instructions for riding, is available online at www.normangalleryassociation.com.

April 10 Circuit of Art Draws Norman Studio Artists

NORMAN – They say the third time’s a charm.
 
Local art galleries will find out for sure on Friday, April 10, when the Second Friday Circuit of Art comes to town. The third installment of the Norman Arts Council’s new monthly art gallery route features art exhibitions, live entertainment, guest artists and much more. 
 
The new arts loop is a monthly Cleveland Area Rapid Transit route that connects the Downtown Arts District, outlying galleries, performance halls and Campus Corner to accompany an art walk every second Friday of each month.
 
This month, Norman studio artists are flocking to the scene to join in the fun. For the first time in the series, artists will set up on the Main Street sidewalk between Jones Avenue and Crawford Avenue throughout the evening. Members of the Norman Studio Artists Association also will display artwork in studios above Forward Foods and MAINSITE Contemporary Art.
 
“It is my goal to have Main Street and Campus Corner bustling with art buyers, furniture buyers, jewelry buyers, food buyers and whatever else is available for purchase or appreciation on the second Friday of every month,” said Rick Fry, executive director of the Norman Arts Council. “I want Second Friday to be an experience that people look forward to with great anticipation each month.”
 
Local artists include Deborah Brackenbury, Kiki Hiott, Karyn Gilman, Bill and Juanita Williams, Ruth Borum and more.

For only 50 cents per ride or $2 for the whole evening, visitors can hop on a CART trolley at the Old Town Centre on Main Street in front of the Cellar and Copelin’s, or any other stop on the route, and visit participating art galleries and organizations from 6 to 10 p.m. CART riders can get on or off at any of the multiple stops throughout the evening.
 
New changes to the CART route include stops on Asp Avenue and Jenkins Avenue, allowing better access to local restaurants and other galleries. 
 
Many galleries will be open throughout the evening, with most featuring free admission, live entertainment and other activities.
 
As part of its new Art “à la CART” series, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus will offer hands-on photography activities, live music and short films by the deadCENTER Film Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. Students and faculty from the OU School of Music will provide music for the evening, with the Rossitza Goza Violin Studio and the Brian Dobbins Tuba & Euphonium Quartet. The OU student-based Oklahoma Contemporary Movement will perform 20th century compositions with dance and theatre elements.
 
Dreamer Concepts Studio and Foundation (DCSF) at 324 E. Main St. will unveil a new exhibition titledDreamer 18: Bicyclette, which focuses on works and activities associated with the bicycle culture. The opening reception will begin with a “critical mass ride” starting at Buchanan Bicycles at 561 Buchanan Ave. on Campus Corner.
 
“I didn’t even know the bicycle culture was out there,” said Amber Clour, executive director of DCSF. “I was amazed at the different kinds of bicycles and the culture of bicycle gangs out there. I want to provide an opportunity to show off what these people are doing with an exhibition that includes artwork, track stand competitions, the critical mass ride and the spokes card competition.”
 
The exhibit will feature a juried spoke card competition, tricked out specialty bicycles and artwork centered around life on the road via bicycle. Throughout the evening, bicycle enthusiasts and art lovers can enjoy a variety of performances by local bike gangs and groups, including Energies, a combination of optic, auditory and kinetic energy that ultimately creates an abstract “song.”
 
MAINSITE Contemporary Art at 122 E. Main St. will present a new exhibition with works by OU masters of fine arts thesis candidates Stephanie Jung, Michael Wilson and Cong Zhang.
 
Dozens of other free activities and openings are scheduled by members of the Norman Gallery Association and its supporting organizations throughout the night. Participating galleries include The Performing Arts Studio, Firehouse Art Center and The Crucible Art Foundry, to name a few. A complete list of each participating member, as well as a CART map for the evening and instructions for riding, is available online atwww.normangalleryassociation.com.